2016-06-30

Finally my Siberian brute squad is ready for some gaming.As I wrote before I got these nice figures as a gift from myfriend and a great present it is!Now they are painted and I think they look really brutal. :)I have used the Army painter-warpaints/army green for thefrontal armour and I think this green colour is accurate ifyou look at pictures of russian military-details in metal inthe era of WWII. To make some shades I have painted somearmourplates and details in the army green and other in Citadel/Castellan green and this makes the shapes come alive.In the rulebook of SoTR the siberian brute squad has a dark blue skin-tone but I have also added some lilac and I think this looks better.On the gaming table I will use these figures for close infantry-support and in urban environment and in terrain that tanks can´toperate I think they will be a tough nut to crack. :)

2016-06-29

During the days around swedish midsummer I managedto finish both my russian zombies and my russian zombie-squad with bombs for SoTR.I think I have reached the right feeling with these chapsand the final wash made the gritty-trick.To get some inspiration I can name the norwegian low-budget movie Dead snow II. It is not a good movie butthe making of the zombies is great.I will use these figures mainly to the game Secrets ofthe third reich but they could fit in almost any game.

2016-06-26

This weekend it has been swedish national holiday and it iscalled Midsummer. The weather was lovely and offered thechance to celebrate under the clear blue sky.I have also managed to acquire some left overs from grey/black-desktop. This material is ideal for making desktops and5mm thick with a mesh of threads underneath.The material is easy to cut and the surface almost feels likepaved road. I have also made templates and converted themto pdf. When I printed the templates I made a first sample but this was not accurate and I adjutsed the pdf-print to 101%and then it was spot on. The width of the road is 95mm and my modelcars are 35mm and this offer the road to have twolanes. Next step is to cut all the parts clean from leftovers and after that I will stripe them. I am also planning to makesmall parts with striped pedestrian-crossing-points.To outline my templates on the desktop I have used asimple whiteshaded-pencil.Feel free to contact me if you want me to send you the pdf-templates by E-mail. This is the first report out of two aboutthe manufacturing of roads. To be continued.

2016-06-14

Now I have based and also built my Siberianbrute squad from Westwind games. I think theylook a lot better in reality than on the inspirationalpictures from the manufacturer.With some paint and a worn-look I think thesefigures will really "shine" on the gaming table. :)I have made some rocks to make the "feeling"more rough and "brutal" and I am planning topaint the bases to look like snow.I also publish some pictures of my now based zombies.I am also planning to paint the bases in white.To make the zombies more individual I have usedsome heads from Zombie-horde made by Wargamesfactory and also added necks(handmade).The Mecha-ace, Samokhin, is a favourite and I reallylike this figure. Next step for making scratch-builtmecha-platoon of my own is to cut out the frames and I am now finished in the planning how to make these.I also want to send a big thankyou to Andreas that gaveme the Siberian brute squad as a gift.Next report will show all the figures painted.Enjoy the pictures!

2016-06-10

Today it is my birthday and I can´t think of a better wayto celebrate this than publish a new report and say a bighello to my fellow figure-gamers outthere. :)Last sunday I played a game of SoTR with my friendAndreas. As always it was fun and intense but this game was short and never completely finished becauseI was forced to withdraw because of tasks at home.The points were set to 35points each and to me thisfigure was ideal. The goal of the game was to decimatethe opponent to 75% casualities but we only reached40% before the bell rang.I also tried to test my combat engineers but they nevergot contact with the enemy but I really like them bothfor the stats and the look. :)The americans won this game and next time I will alsouse my Siberian brute squad and maybe my new zombieswith explosives. :) To summarize this game it was fun andfast but also short. I am really looking forward to the nextgame. Enjoy my pictures!